In the primary grades, we often focus so much on teaching key reading skills that we sometimes overlook the importance of nurturing a genuine love of reading. While decodable phonics texts are great for teaching sight words and sound-based patterns, they may not always offer the thematic engagement that helps
Several of my students needed extra support with fluency this year, so I began using quick warm-ups during small group sessions. These short fluency phrases have helped build word recognition and confidence while keeping our routine simple and effective. Let me share some of my top tips to incorporate fluency
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Picture books and fictional stories can be so much fun to read with primary students, but it’s also important to expose kids to plenty of nonfiction passages. Becoming familiar with informational texts is an important “real world” reading skill, and it prepares students for upper elementary and secondary school when
